novelraw Chapter 577 - 576 Repairing the Observatory
Chapter 577 - 576 Repairing the Observatory
As the saying goes, great favor needs no thanks, probably because the gratitude is so profound that words cannot express it, saying more is empty, and it’s better to use actions to show it.
Anyway, at this moment, Hu Zhile felt truly at a loss for words, the more ornate the words, the more glib they seemed, as if they would tarnish this gratitude, leaving her with nothing but to kneel with her younger sister to express their thanks.
"From now on, I am your fox, sir, my life is yours! If you say east, I won’t go west; if you point north, I’ll never head south. I will use everything I have to repay your kindness!" Hu Jiu whispered in her heart that this was a perfect opportunity to cling shamelessly to the small courtyard!
Once I’ve cultivated the Charm Technique, hehe, the young gentleman will be mine for the taking. Why distinguish between you and me, then?
Jiang Yuan was both amused and helpless upon hearing this, pulling the two sisters up, "Saying those things is too distant; the Charm Technique inherently demands much, and generally, cultivators don’t even have the innate conditions to cultivate it.
Let Hu Jiu take the technique and try it out first. If she’s willing to comprehend this path, I’ll help her find a suitable weapon once she makes some progress."
Although she got it for free, and no one but this little fox could use it, a Heavenly Level technique right out of the gate was enough to excite the sisters for a while.
Once she achieves a small success in cultivation, I can bring out the Jade Ruyi to earn some more favor.
Sure enough, Hu Jiu surpassed expectations, her favorability skyrocketing until it rested at two diamonds plus six hearts, only occasionally adding a bit more favor, pretty much maxed out.
"Elder sister, am I dreaming?" It wasn’t until the young gentleman left, leaving only the two sisters in the vast, fantastical cave, that Hu Jiu blinked her large eyes and looked bewildered, "I feel as if I’m being fanciful, daydreaming about having the Charm Technique to cultivate, just that today’s dream is a bit too grand, daring to hope for a Heavenly Level technique..."
Hu Zhile giggled and gave her a gentle slap, "Does it hurt? It really is like a dream, but it’s not a dream! My silly sister, you truly have the luck of a fool, and now you have no excuse to be lazy and refuse to cultivate. The Venerable Family gave you a Heavenly Level technique! If you cultivate well, you’ll definitely outshine your sister."
It’s not a dream!
But it feels even better than a dream!
Hu Jiu repeatedly confirmed that she was holding a Heavenly Level technique, leaping three feet high in joy, wagging her fluffy big tail, dancing, "A Heavenly Level technique sought especially for me, elder sister, the young gentleman has me in his heart, I’m so happy, so joyful!"
Seeing her so happy she almost forgot herself, even revealing a bit of her fox form, Hu Zhile coughed twice and lowered her voice, "Don’t be too cocky yet; this is just the beginning, and it’s not yet certain whether you’re suitable for cultivating the Charm Technique.
The Venerable Family’s admonitions just now must be kept in mind, no matter how obscure the Heavenly Level technique is, it’s a Supreme Treasure; any bit of information leaks out, and both of us will die without a burial place!"
"I’m not stupid. How could I run around blabbing my mouth off?" The little fox looked aggrieved, thinking, indeed, she wasn’t known for using her brain often, so much so that in her elder sister’s mind, she was so foolish?
No, starting from today, oh no, from now, I’ll try hard to cultivate the Charm Technique and strive to change everyone’s impression of me as soon as possible. I want to become a fox spirit whom all the men in the world bow to!
And then take the young gentleman, making the women who admire him envy me; making the men who adore me envy him, hahaha!
With a clear goal, the little fox was full of energy and no longer lazy, seriously delving into the technique and starting to cultivate immediately.
Jiang Yuan never dreamed that he would have the effect of promoting cultivation.
He came out of the cave and headed straight for the Ancient Teleportation Array. Back then, Lin Feng’s resentment provided the specific location, marking out a teleportation building — the Observatory — from the time before the glory of human cultivators shattered. He also took a special look; the gray button needed a million Spirit Stones to activate.
Even now, a million Spirit Stones is no small amount. Moreover, Jiang Yuan had been used to living frugally since childhood, maintaining rationality and trying to make every Spirit Stone spent worth it, avoiding the stage of mad spending that usually follows sudden wealth.
It didn’t seem very meaningful to plan to activate it back then; after all, he hadn’t even sorted out the family’s fields, and the small courtyard’s level wasn’t high either, so where did he have the capacity to run off to other worlds?
Now that the side quest has been issued, better go fix it!
Jiang Yuan clicked to spend a million Spirit Stones to unlock the new map of the Observatory, then spent fifty Spirit Stones for teleportation.
"Whew!"
As soon as he clicked to teleport, the next second, a strong wind blew in his face, almost making it hard for him to breathe!
"Oh my! What is this place?" Once Jiang Yuan regained his composure and looked around, his mind buzzed.
He seemed to be on top of a mountain in the Human World, with broken walls and ruins beneath his feet. From the remnants of grand palace-like structures, one could imagine how prosperous and beautiful this place must have been during the peak period of human cultivators.
But at that moment, the gigantic Array was shattered, exposing soil overgrown with unknown wild grasses; in some places, huge crevices opened, with winds blowing up from below, emitting a low, mournful whine.
Above, however, was an even more astounding sight — an enormous crescent moon hanging low, like a coldly glowing curved bow hanging on one side of the mountain peak, seemingly within arm’s reach.
Even without a phobia of gigantic objects, suddenly looking up at this scene would make one’s heart skip a beat.
The cold moonlight poured down, illuminating the surroundings as bright as day.
Jiang Yuan rubbed his eyes vigorously to look at the rolling cloud sea in the valley, then looked up to confirm once again, indeed, right above him was a floating water domain!
He could even see a group of colorful swimming fish fluttering by, but when he reached out to catch them, he grabbed nothing.
"System, give me an appraisal detail, what’s going on?" Jiang Yuan was puzzled, but the detailed information belonged to passive skills; it would appear if triggered, but there was no way to search for it otherwise.
Beneath him was the Observatory in the Human World, marked on the map, but that floating realm seemingly touching yet not touching the Human World must be the Wilderness World. How exactly did these two worlds fuse?
Unwilling to accept defeat, he summoned the Bright Moon Sword and soared into the clouds with Sword Flight.
However, after flying for a long time, he could still see the swimming fish but couldn’t touch them; the moon hung there all along, showing no signs of approaching.
After observing for a while, he felt as if the water domain and the moon were projections, not in the same space dimension as himself.
Unable to find an answer, Jiang Yuan had to land back on the Observatory and focus on side missions with a clear mind. After all, by diligently increasing his level and engaging in more side missions, he believed he would eventually unravel the unresolved mystery of the two worlds’ fusion!
[Consume 10 Celestial Heart Wood; 10 Phoenix Demon Blood; 20 Poisonous Scale Stone... to repair the Observatory?]
The required materials were not numerous, and a glance at the warehouse showed most were in stock. The missing parts could be supplemented by exchanging some special material packages from the last task reward.
"Thankfully, I didn’t rush to exchange materials to upgrade the Melting Workshop, otherwise now there wouldn’t be enough, and I’d have to figure out a way to double up." Jiang Yuan breathed a sigh of relief, thinking to himself as he exchanged materials, combining system rewards with his own supplement; the Observatory would be ready to use immediately!
Clicking the repair button, a cloud of gray fog enveloped the core location of the ruins, emitting familiar pings and pangs sounds.
After ten seconds of progress bar completion, the gray fog dispersed, revealing a fully repaired core Array with a diameter of about five meters, under the whistling cold wind, a faint fluorescence illuminated a semi-circular protective shield over the core Array.
[Side mission: Gift from the Otherworld]
[Task 3: Repair the Observatory completed. Reward: Acceleration Card +1 issued]
[Task 4: Within three days, send Wan Mingchuan to Yingtian Star. Reward: Binding Observatory management rights]
[Junior Observatory: Able to consume a certain amount of Spirit Stone, search for and teleport to other worlds’ Teleportation Array. The higher the level, the more Otherworlds can be searched, the farther the teleport distance, and more teleporters can be received. Consume 10000 Spirit Stones to perform Otherworld signal search?]
Jiang Yuan frowned slightly after reading, thinking isn’t this just like a radio station? To activate it, signals must be searched to determine positions first.
Fortunately, although the system was a money-burner, it wasn’t deceitful. The Otherworld searched by consuming Spirit Stones would be marked on the Star Map, eliminating the need for search during next teleport.
[Searching for Otherworld signal, please wait...]
Standing on the Teleportation Array at the core position, looking up at the protective shield that exhibited a massive gray Star Map, signals of searched worlds would light up their representative points, and by clicking, Spirit Stones could be consumed for teleport.
If the distance was close but the signal couldn’t be searched consistently, it indicated that the world had already collapsed and disappeared.
[Signal found on "East Light Star," Star Map lit up, click to teleport. Consume 10000 Spirit Stones to perform Otherworld signal search?]
Accompanying the system’s prompt, a star nearest on the light screen Star Map glowed a faint white light.
[East Light Star: A world evenly divided between Human Race and Sea Demons, where half is land and half is ocean, with thin Spiritual Energy and constant wars between the two races for resources. Danger level: Three stars; World Teleportation Array stable, two-way teleportation can be performed anytime]
"I remember Lin Feng mentioned the first row third star emitting orange light, it must be this one." He quickly located the gray target and clicked to consume ten thousand Spirit Stones for continued search.
[Yingtian Star: A Cultivation World dominated by Human Race cultivators. Once home to numerous Immortals’ Ascension land, rich in Spiritual Energy and treasures, with numerous sects standing; seemingly prosperous but frequent open and covert fights. Danger level: Three stars; World Teleportation Array stable, two-way teleportation can be performed anytime]
The second search finally lit up that orange star.
After checking the details introduction, Jiang Yuan again felt like he had taken a chosen one as a disciple.
Look at the world he’s about to visit, the system clearly marked—numerous treasures!
Not only having himself as a mentor backing up, with Spirit Stones, Elixirs, equipment, Cultivation Technique, etc., all well-prepared, but he also brought along a Personal Grandmaster.
Perhaps not very reliable, but better than nothing, after all, with Wan Mingchuan in need, it seems Lin Feng’s resentment won’t set him up till his great revenge is accomplished.
Everything’s ready for a new world filled with opportunities, as long as he doesn’t recklessly act, even acquiring one-tenth of the gifts within the side mission would suffice Wan Mingchuan’s ascent in several Realms.
"Three days time limit, then let’s start from early tomorrow, everyone should take a good rest and accompany him, otherwise once teleported away, who knows when he’ll return." Having made up his mind, he looked at the time, more than an hour before dawn, just enough time to stroll around Golden Chicken River Market!